Discovering Emmanuel Meafou, the gifted colossus of the Blues against Wales

Here we are. Finally holding a French passport and cured of a sprained left knee contracted in January, the second row of Australian origin Emmanuel Meafou, alias “Manny”, will honor his first selection for the France team against Wales, Sunday in Cardiff. The Stade Toulousain player will therefore exhibit in the Six Nations all the qualities that make him an atypical, even unique, player in the Top 14 and the Champions Cup. It is also for his uniqueness, in particular his extraordinary measurements, that the red and black club recruited him in December 2018. “We enrolled him because his profile is not found in our partner clubs”, Jérôme Cazalbou, high-level manager of the Toulouse club, told us. This 25-year-old colossus is unlike any other player. Here’s why.